Definition of Wave Height

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Wave Height

The term 'Wave Height' as it applies to the area of coastlines can be defined as ' the vertical distance between the crest (the high point of a wave) and the trough (the low point). '.

The term 'Wave Height' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' Distance from wave trough to wave crest'.


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